The Design and Technology curriculum at BBEC also intends to:
- deliver excellent outcomes through teaching specialist skills including how to create, evaluate, refine and re-design and how to cook nutritious meals to feed themselves and others; students should be able to utilise these skills at home, teach them to others, and reuse them in later life
- foster ambition and a sense of awe and wonder instilling in students a passion for the subject and encouraging students to be able to pose insightful questions about the future of Technology
- create a classroom climate where students can be experimental, take risks and make mistakes whilst becoming more resourceful and innovative
- develop students’ ability to demonstrate competency working with a range of tools, equipment, ingredients, and processes with confidence
- provide opportunities for students to develop their language through the explicit teaching of tier 2 and tier 3 vocabulary which directly improves their understanding
- provide opportunities for students to develop their mathematical skills through the explicit teaching of costing recipes, units of measurement and time management which directly improves how well they can respond to a practical task
- develop an understanding of how artists, craftspeople, designers, and chefs come from all walks of life and develop an appreciation for the work that they have contributed to society
- promote aspirations through the design of a spiral curriculum whereby students access opportunity to embed and extend their learning through the taught curriculum and extra-curricular provision
- develop students who are resilient and who are kind to themselves and others
- encourage an appreciation of the importance of sustainability to protect our planet and develop students to become courteous individuals who consider the impact of their actions
- create a safe environment where students can use kitchen, workshop and textile studio equipment with care and confidence selecting the appropriate health, safety, and hygiene procedures
- Create an environment in which students know they belong and are valued through recognising student successes and achievements
